Turkish music Wikipedia – in English giving an overview of different types of music from TurkeyTurkish Cultural Foundation Music Portal – English language resource about Turkish musicKurdish Institute, Paris – English language resource about Kurdish music. The institute also claims to have the largest Kurdish library in the Western worldEric Ederer – is an ethno musicologist who has written in English about Turkish makam and also, one of my favourite instruments, the cumbüş. In English it may be written as “cumbus” but should be pronounced” joombush”. So if you want to learn a bit more about makam or the cumbüş but you don’t speak Turkish this is a good place to start.

Selda Bağcan – people often ask who is my favourite singer or band and there are always several that come to my mind depending on who I am listening to most at the time but I think Selda is my all time favourite. I love her voice, her music, her passion and her politics. She was born in the 1940’s in Muğla in Turkey and sang Anatolian folk music but is often described as a protest singer because of her politics and the 1960’s era during which she made many of her recordings. In 1987 she played at Womad and Glastonbury festivals. She is one of the greatest singers of all time.

SOAS Radio – radio station from The School of Oriental and African Studies in London. Some great broadcasts and podcasts bringing music from all over the world to London and the UK. Shows include world music in “a world in London” presented by Dj Ritu and Anatolian Rock presented by Murat Meriç.